Readings, readings and more readings!

During the summer I thoroughly enjoyed reading a variety of books on leadership, so much so it has become a daily habit. All the books were so good that I have taken an incredible amount of notes and will over the year refer back to them and blog about them. Why?

My Current reality is that I have understood the benefit of reading about leadership and it is certainly helping me articulate my thoughts and understandings around the decisions I make. My Desired Reality is to 'action' this research/reading.  I am determined to articulate the 'why' as best as I can, and using these readings has helped me greatly.

For example, there has been a huge discussion around aligning our values as a team and also understanding my own! I used the Trust Matters quote as a lead into our discussion around our teaming BPP.

"Trust matters. Trust comes from being a part of a culture or organisation with a common set of values and beliefs. Trust is maintained when the values and beliefs are actively managed. No clarity, discipline and consistency- trust starts to break down. You must work actively to remind everyone Why we do things. We need to hold everyone accountable to the values and guiding principles. It's not enough to just write them on the wall - that's passive." 'Start with the Why' - Simon Sinek Let's discuss our 'Teaming BPP' and quickly discuss how we are getting on..."

Also, to help explain the why it is important we get the 'core' of students learning right ie reading, writing and maths. By securing the students progress in these areas will give us the platform to take risks knowing that we have the 'net.'  Emergence of Trust Trapeze will not attempt a totally new death-defying leap without first trying it with a net below. Besides it's obvious advantage of catching you if you fall, the net also provides a psychological benefit. Knowing it is there gives the trapeze artist the confidence to try something he's never done before. Remove the net and only do safe tricks. The more he trusts the quality of the net - the more he will take personal risks to make the act better. They must trust that their leaders provide a net - practical or emotional. There is a big difference between jumping out of a plane with a parachute on and jumping without one. Both produce extraordinary experiences, but only one increases the likelihood of being able to try again another time.